GIRARD, Ohio (WKBN) -- This weekend, a church in Girard invited some special guests to attend their morning service.

Girard First Baptist Church showed appreciation for police officers, firefighters and healthcare workers by dedicating Sunday's service to them.

"Every single hero deserves to be honored. We believe that they put their lives on the line so that we can live our life in a free world," said Pastor Dan Green.

Worship Leader Chairperson Sylvia Holmes had the idea to recognize Girard's first responders.

"I thought, let's do something for them. I hadn't seen anything for Girard guys, so I said, let me put my guys on and do something for them," Holmes said.

Holmes organized a lunch after the service, where the first responders were given a proclamation of the church's appreciat

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